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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. 217
V'f Brunswick ; tiie engrossed bill concerning mills erected in the county of
New Hanover ; and the engrossed bill to incorporate the Pioneer mills gold
mining company, in the county of Ca!)arrus ; were each read the second
and thirt! times, passed and ordered to be enrolled.
On motion, leave of absence from the service ol the House from and af-ter
to morrow, lor the residue of tlie session, was grunted to Dick; on Sloan.
The engrossed bill lor the better regulation of the county and superior
<ourts of the counties of Rutherford and Buncombe; and the engroosed
l)ill to authorize Thomas J. Pasteur, of Craven county, to keep a ferry in
said county, and for other purposes ; were each read the second and third
limes, amended and passed. Ordered, that the concurrence of the Senate
be asked in the amendments made to said bills.
The bill to authorize the commissioners of Wilmington to assess and
cause to be collected, a tax on all slaves whose owners reside out of town,
but permit the slaves to reside in town ; was read the second and third times,
passed and ordered engrossed.
The engrossed bill concerning a public road, leading from Columbia in-
Tyrrell county, to Plymouth ; and the engrossed bill to amend part of the
first section of an act, entitled an act to authorize certain persons therein
named, to raise by lottery six thousand dollars for cutting a canal, in Wash-ington
county, passed in 1833 ; were each read the second and third times,
passed and ordered to be enrolled.
The engrossed bill to make an appropriation for completing the capitol, ia
the city of Raleigh ; was read the second time and passed—yeas 1^4, nays
21. The yeas and nays demanded by iMr. M'Lean,
Those wtio voted in the affirmative, were IMessr^. Albritton, R. H. Alexandt^r,
G H. Alexander, Barringer, Baltli-, Beuford, Bell, Blatchford, Boddie, Brnon-^
Braswelf, Bray, Brown Brummell, Byriun, Carter, Clarke, Coor, CoUen, Crai<rr,
Crump, Dockery, Dudley, Fleming-, Foreman, Foushee, Friuk, Gorrell, Gra-ham,
Guinn. Gwyn, Hamrick, H'lwkins, Harper, Harris, Harrison, Hartley,
Flaywood, Henderson, Hi)ke, Houlder, Howard, Huteiiisnii, Iriuu, R. Jones, VV^
Jones, Judkins, Kenan, Kincr, Kiurell, Latham, Lee, Lindsay, Lonir, Lyon,
Manly, IVhithews, Mullen, iM'Cleese, M'Lean, M'Phi-rson, Nurconi, Ousby, Per-kins,
Perry, Poindexter, Potts, ]*oweIl, Riddick, Roebuck, Rush, Seaweil.Smnll-wood,
J. L. Smith, S Smith, Stock.ird, Swanner, Swindv-ii, Tiahein, Tiiylor. Tib
lelt, Tomlinson, Walker, Watson, Waujjh. Weaver, Welch, SVhi'.field, Wilh7,
Jacob \^'illiams, Williams of G., Williams ofR., \^'iilian;Son, Wiiciier.
Those Vv'ho voted in the negative were, Messrs. Allisou, ij.iker, Blaluck, Bran*
don, Bynum, Cansler, D.tvenport, Deyton,-*Fazrau Jolph, VV. Horton, J. Lloiton,
Liliey, Locke, Marsteller, Martin, Monk, MTNeiil, iu'^ii,le4-, Sloan, G. Smuli,
Wads worth.
On motion of Mr. Welch, the said hill v.-as a^^ain read the third time, passed,
and ordered lo be enrolls!.
On motion of I\P. JNorcum, resolved ihiU a messafre be sent to the Senate pro-posing
to raise a joint select comrniltee of two from oaoh House, v. hose ciutv it
shall be to confer with liie ofhcers of" both Houses upon the state of ihe pubbe
busiiiess, and ascertain and report on what (Jay the General As.•^en h'y ca.i ad-journ;
and informing- that Messrs. JNorcum and Buddie form said cuinaiit'.ue on
ihe part of this House.
Mr. Blalock presented a bill to authorize and empower the conrty court of
Yancy county to alterjhe dividing line between tlie two reg".:!er,:>. o;~ Nortij Car-olina
Militia in said county; which was read ihe first tiuie a: : -usoed
The bill concernmg the exercise of sutlrage by free persons oi color, u'as read,
and, oa motion of Mr. Battle, nostpontd mticSnitely.

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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. 217
V'f Brunswick ; tiie engrossed bill concerning mills erected in the county of
New Hanover ; and the engrossed bill to incorporate the Pioneer mills gold
mining company, in the county of Ca!)arrus ; were each read the second
and thirt! times, passed and ordered to be enrolled.
On motion, leave of absence from the service ol the House from and af-ter
to morrow, lor the residue of tlie session, was grunted to Dick; on Sloan.
The engrossed bill lor the better regulation of the county and superior
. o;~ Nortij Car-olina
Militia in said county; which was read ihe first tiuie a: : -usoed
The bill concernmg the exercise of sutlrage by free persons oi color, u'as read,
and, oa motion of Mr. Battle, nostpontd mticSnitely.